Tor Butler-Cole
@torbc.bsky.social
Law, ethics, health and social care, mental capacity, photos of Devon
Who would have thought it?
January 15, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Who would have thought it?
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Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Texas A&M actually tells a philosophy professor he may not teach Plato.
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Wow, OpenAI's ChatGPT just repeatedly denied that Maria Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite multiple corrections from me, with sources... open.substack.com/pub/briandav...
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Wow, OpenAI's ChatGPT just repeatedly denied that Maria Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, despite multiple corrections from me, with sources... open.substack.com/pub/briandav...
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Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Quite the correction by the Telegraph. The publication in question is @freemovement.bsky.social
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📢JOB ALERT: @bindmans.com seeks to recruit two Court of Protection solicitors, one permanent position and one locum maternity cover for 12 months. Applications close 28 November. www.lag.org.uk?id=217547
Bindmans – Court of Protection solicitors
Bindmans – Court of Protection solicitors (1 x locum maternity cover for 12 months; 1 x permanent)
www.lag.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
📢JOB ALERT: @bindmans.com seeks to recruit two Court of Protection solicitors, one permanent position and one locum maternity cover for 12 months. Applications close 28 November. www.lag.org.uk?id=217547
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Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
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How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
How might philosophical thinking shape research, policy, and public debate?
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
“The point is to change it”: Essays on Philosophy in Public Life, explores this question by bringing together perspectives from 21 leading philosophers across the UK, US, and Europe. 🧵
Read essays: bit.ly/philosophyesays
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Sara Ryan's brilliant new book.
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
Critical Health and Learning Disabilities by Sara Ryan — Stephen Unwin
Sara Ryan’s new book, Critical Health and Learning Disabilities , came with some serious trigger warnings. This, I was told, presented an entirely negative vision of the lives of people with learning...
www.stephenunwin.uk
October 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Sara Ryan's brilliant new book.
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
www.stephenunwin.uk/thoughts-and...
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📢 Panel Highlight: Update on Community Care Cases From the Last 12 Months
Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update.
Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv
Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update.
Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv
October 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📢 Panel Highlight: Update on Community Care Cases From the Last 12 Months
Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update.
Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv
Sian Davies & Sam Fowles of @39essexchambers.bsky.social will unpack the most impactful recent community care cases, providing attendees with a comprehensive update.
Book your place today: tinyurl.com/6sc8z4dv
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Well worth a watch. Thank you for sharing.
September 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Well worth a watch. Thank you for sharing.
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We're delighted to partner with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social on this training based on our book 'Making Lawful Decisions' by @stevebroach.bsky.social and @torbc.bsky.social.
Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
🔔 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
📅 4, 6, 11 & 14 Nov | Zoom
4 webinars for decision-makers! In partnership with @legalactiongroup.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social.
Book now: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
📅 4, 6, 11 & 14 Nov | Zoom
4 webinars for decision-makers! In partnership with @legalactiongroup.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social.
Book now: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
Getting it right first time: Making lawful decisions
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September 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We're delighted to partner with @publiclawproject.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social on this training based on our book 'Making Lawful Decisions' by @stevebroach.bsky.social and @torbc.bsky.social.
Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
Book now to secure your place & receive a discount on the book: shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj
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Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Let's be clear: no one should be taking medical advice from the man who told Americans to inject bleach.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
To moms worried about the Tylenol they took while pregnant: you deserve better than being RFK Jr's scapegoat.
And to the autism community: you are loved exactly as you are.
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Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)
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interesting to see The Guardian describe the justice system as 'transparent' although not sure how much Lady Hale would agree. New book on her observations of a range of courts www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’
She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insider’s take on the UK’s underfunded...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
interesting to see The Guardian describe the justice system as 'transparent' although not sure how much Lady Hale would agree. New book on her observations of a range of courts www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...
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Big changes proposed today for social care for disabled children by Law Commission: a duty to meet need, with national eligibility criteria, rights to advocacy for children and parents/carers, rights for children to take/participate in decisions #socialcare www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/16/n...
Disabled children: national eligibility criteria needed to end 'postcode lottery', finds law review - Community Care
Law Commission issues recommendations to simplify 'unnecessarily complex' legal framework for disabled children
www.communitycare.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Big changes proposed today for social care for disabled children by Law Commission: a duty to meet need, with national eligibility criteria, rights to advocacy for children and parents/carers, rights for children to take/participate in decisions #socialcare www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/09/16/n...
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Well … philosopher Hilary Putnam told me that when IQ tests were piloted women did better than men. When the results were analysed women did better on some types of question, men on others. So the mix was readjusted so that men and women came out equal, on average.
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Well … philosopher Hilary Putnam told me that when IQ tests were piloted women did better than men. When the results were analysed women did better on some types of question, men on others. So the mix was readjusted so that men and women came out equal, on average.
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To be clear: there is nothing wrong with flying the Union Jack or St George’s cross.
But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
‘Operation Raise the Colours’ Organised by Well-Known Far-Right Extremists – HOPE not hate
Union Jacks and the crosses of St George have begun to appear on lampposts up and down the UK in recent days. Much of the...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
To be clear: there is nothing wrong with flying the Union Jack or St George’s cross.
But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
But when convicted criminals, Britain First and Tommy Robinson’s allies are the organisers, we should all question what this wave of activism is really about.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/22/o...
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🔍 We're excited to announce that we're launching a new one-year legal fellowship for aspiring barristers and solicitors looking to do high-impact work as a stepping stone to a legal career.
See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.
See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.
Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Legal Fellow - Spotlight on Corruption
We have an exciting opportunity for an emerging lawyer with exceptional writing and communication skills and a passion for fighting corruption and injustice,
www.spotlightcorruption.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🔍 We're excited to announce that we're launching a new one-year legal fellowship for aspiring barristers and solicitors looking to do high-impact work as a stepping stone to a legal career.
See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.
See details below 👇. Deadline: 14 Sept.
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🎰 The UK’s gambling industry is booming but pays less tax than you might think.
Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation
Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation
August 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🎰 The UK’s gambling industry is booming but pays less tax than you might think.
Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation
Our new research shows that fairer gambling taxes could raise enough to scrap the two-child limit and benefit cap, lifting 500,000 children out of poverty. Find out more: www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation
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🚫 Turned Away for Being Unmarried? Imagine: you're newly pregnant, seeking prenatal care, & during your appt, you're asked if you're married. You say no, then are told to find another provider. 💔
🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ
🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ
July 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🚫 Turned Away for Being Unmarried? Imagine: you're newly pregnant, seeking prenatal care, & during your appt, you're asked if you're married. You say no, then are told to find another provider. 💔
🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ
🔎 NEW HC Bioethics Forum essay: bit.ly/4oeVbSQ
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Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!
July 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Love old papers. Fancy having such a list today!
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